The holidays
2024-2025 calendar
Chinese New Year
January 29, 2025
Chinese New Year is a Taoist holiday.
Ramadan
February 28-March 30, 2025
Ramadan is a Muslim holiday.
Vesak
May 12, 2025
Vesak is a Buddhist and Hindu holiday.
Diwali
October 31-November 3, 2024 and October 17-22, 2025
Diwali is a Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist holiday.
Hanukkah
December 25, 2024-January 22, 2025 and December 14-22, 2025
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday.
Christmas
December 25, 2024 and December 25, 2025
Christmas is a Christian holiday.
The world's oldest and largest religions
Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion, practiced by 1.2 billion people around the globe.
Buddhism began around 2,500 years ago, and there are now 500 million Buddhists in the world.
Taoism was founded 2,600 years ago. There are 8.7 million Taoists in the world.
Judaism began over 2,500 years ago, and there are about 14.8 million Jewish people around the world today.
Jainism started about 2,500 years ago, and today there are 6 million Jains in the world.
Christianity started over 2,000 years ago. There are 2.38 billion Christians around the globe.
Islam was founded more than 1,500 years ago and there are now about 2 billion Muslims in the world.
Sikhism originated more than 500 years ago, and it’s practiced by 30 million Sikhs around the globe.
Source: Religion dates of origin and practitioner counts are all from Wikipedia, as of 7/30/2022.
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